Running From the Rescuers

Humans have many tools at their disposal that can help them when they are hurting. They are gifts from Heaven, sent to rescue you in your time of need. It is a shame you run from them.

You have been given the gift of tears. Water is a substance that fills any space and can pick up debris and wash it away.  Tears remove the emotional  debris from your heart. They cleanse your spirit and although, you may not want to remember, you always feel better afterward. To hold  back your tears is like damming a powerful river. Everything will seem fine until so much pressure builds that the dam cannot stand against it and there is an emotional explosion. Tears channel away that emotion gently, so that you do not have to break down. You can have a gradual and nearly painless release if you allow it.

Physical pain and symptoms of illness are also a gift.  Again, they do not seem like it, but they can be helpful in many ways. Pain tells you something is wrong. A person who has lost all feeling in parts of their body has no idea if they have been injured.Pain alerts you to stop what you are doing and rest and heal.  Symptoms of illness, such as sneezing,coughing, and fever are there to help your body, rid itself of toxins, viruses and others forms of sickness. Your body’s natural response is to push out the illness, but your remedies often trap it inside your body until the next time your immune system is down. Then it begins again.  Again, your body needs to rest and heal. Ifyou have the time, you should listen to it. When your body fights a disease as nature intended, you become stronger and more resistant to disease.  Then again, some of you enjoy your drama so that choice is yours.

Anger is another magic tool. It is like a giant, powerful hammer that breaks through barriers and helps you unburden yourself so that you can move forward. You often fear anger in yourself and
others. Respect it for its power, but do not be afraid.  Anger used in a positive way can be helpful to you and others.  Anger over an abused animal might inspire a person to open an animal shelter.  Anger over poverty might inspire a person to start a food drive in their neighborhood. Anger over mistreatment by others might encourage you to stand up for yourself.

These are powerful gifts that you always have available.There is no need to fear power if you understand it. Use it wisely and justly,and no one will be harmed, and many may be healed. ~Silas

Jinnzania’s side notes: I used to fear my tears. I always felt that they took away my control and made me appear weak. I grew up with the phrase, “Big girls don’t cry”.  My tears represented failure.  They represented immaturity and showed the world I was a “big baby”.  I’ve since found that they help me to release toxic emotions that have been holding me back. In the past year it’s been hard to remember a day without a good cry. Thank goodness for that. I can’t imagine where I’d be if I’d held it all in.

Anger was always an emotion I’d feared. It meant I was in trouble, or I had committed the hideous sin of failing to make everyone happy.I certainly wasn’t happy, how could anyone else be? Lately
when I feel angry, I channel it into writing, exercise or dance. When I channel the energy, in this way it makes me feel powerful and fearless. My problems usually look much smaller when I stare them down and face them.

As for physical illness, I will include the disclaimer,“Always see your doctor if you think you have a serious illness”.  As for me, I’m not into Western medicine unless its an emergency, but that’s my path and it can be a challenging one, soI do not judge those who seek prescribed and over the counter
remedies. I’ve  been there myself. If you have the sick leave and it’s just a little cold, try a day of rest and healthy foods and fluids. You might be surprised at how quickly you recover.

I once heard a song that made me cry. It contained the line:“You see the shelter as the storm, holding
wind to keep you warm”.  It reminded me that that was just what I’d been doing. Running away
from people and things who could rescue me, and jumping headfirst into chaos.  It hasn’t helped in 
the past, so I think I should probably stop that.